Consists of 44 lantern slides that may have been used as part of a health campaign in China under the direction of a missionary association, most likely the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) or China Medical Missionary Association (CMMA), the Joint Council or the Council on Health Education. Martha Edna Breithaupt worked in the public health field in China during the 1920s. She likely collected these lantern slides during this period in her life.
Title based on content of the image., The crowd is waiting to enter a business called Ah Chic Parisien., Signs reading Tuberculosis and "Shanghai Mercury, Ltd. Printers & Publishers 25 Nanking Rd." are partially visible at left.
Title based on content of the image., This lantern slide has a large, vertical crack on the left side of the glass plate., Caption on slide frame: 122 Standing water mosquito pond, steamer in background
Title based on content of the image., Caption on slide frame: 450 Changsha, Hunan, 1911, general view of the provincial assembly buildings, with main entrance
Title based on content of the image., The sign appearing in the image states, "This counter was started when the conference opened 8pm Monday Feb 1st and has been counting the number of deaths from tuberculosis in the world ever since. One every 8 seconds."
Title based on content of the image., The sign appearing in the image states, "Infancy and old age, like a candle just lit or nearly burnt, are the two periods when life is most easily snuffed out. Shelter the babies."